Which Cambridge college employed C.S. Lewis as a fellow and tutor from 1954?

Magdalene College employed C.S. Lewis as a fellow and tutor from 1954. His appointment followed his election to the Cambridge chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature.

Lewis had previously spent most of his academic career at Oxford, particularly at Magdalen College, Oxford. The similar names of Magdalen College in Oxford and Magdalene College in Cambridge are a frequent source of confusion, but his Cambridge post was at Magdalene, with the final e.

He continued writing and teaching during his Cambridge years, while maintaining connections with Oxford literary and academic circles. Lewis remained at Cambridge until his death in 1963. The college’s association with him is therefore distinct from his much longer Oxford career.